Search near Burnt Prairie

A search was conducted in rural Burnt Prairie Thursday for an inmate that walked away from a federal residential reentry center in Evansville, Ind.

White County Sheriff Doug Maier identified the escapee as 35-year-old Paxton Bruce of Wayne County. He described him as about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing about 230 pounds.

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The Carmi Times - Carmi, IL

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Posted Jul. 18, 2014 at 5:00 PM

Posted Jul. 18, 2014 at 5:00 PM

A search was conducted in rural Burnt Prairie Thursday for an inmate that walked away from a federal residential reentry center in Evansville, Ind.

White County Sheriff Doug Maier identified the escapee as 35-year-old Paxton Bruce of Wayne County. He described him as about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing about 230 pounds.

A vehicle that registered to Bruce's wife was found abandoned in the Burnt Prairie area Thursday, prompting the search. The Carmi Police Department's K-9 unit assisted in the search, but it ultimately proved unfruitful.

Anyone who spots Bruce who sees a male walking in remote Burnt Prairie is asked to call the sheriff's office at 1-618-382-5321.

Bruce was sentenced in 2004 to 168 months in federal custody followed by five years of mandatory supervised release (MSR) on charges of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute meth, possession of over 500 grams of meth and distribution of meth.

His MSR was revoked in September last year after he was found to be in possession of meth, marijuana and Fentanyl.